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Population in Iran compared to Turkmenistan: Trends, Charts, Rankings

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The latest officially reported population of Iran was 92,417,681 in 2025 vs 7,618,847 people in Turkmenistan in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Iran's population is 93,580,141 people compared to 7,800,189 in Turkmenistan.

Population statistics:

  • Iran's population is 12 times bigger than Turkmenistan's.
  • Iran is ranked the 17th most populous country in the world, while Turkmenistan is the 104th.
  • The countries together account for 1.22% of the world: 1.13% for Iran vs 0.09% for Turkmenistan.
  • For the last 10 years, Iran has had an average growth rate of +1.15% per year vs +2.08% in Turkmenistan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Iran has increased from 73.4M people to 93.6M (27.5% growth), while Turkmenistan has grown from 5.15M to 7.8M (51.5% growth).

Iran vs Turkmenistan: population by year and forecast

Iran
Factual

Projection
Turkmenistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Iran Turkmenistan
2100 80,660,972 10,041,228
2099 81,193,582 10,070,007
2098 81,717,474 10,097,571
2097 82,241,892 10,123,813
2096 82,764,411 10,148,560
2095 83,283,942 10,172,371
2094 83,799,806 10,194,567
2093 84,316,389 10,215,533
2092 84,833,108 10,235,132
2091 85,354,240 10,253,189
2090 85,878,473 10,270,414
2089 86,409,859 10,285,963
2088 86,947,263 10,300,439
2087 87,492,427 10,313,629
2086 88,047,949 10,325,212
2085 88,610,339 10,335,299
2084 89,181,346 10,343,821
2083 89,758,453 10,350,710
2082 90,343,413 10,356,526
2081 90,936,310 10,360,689
2080 91,535,218 10,363,394
2079 92,136,544 10,364,229
2078 92,740,467 10,363,113
2077 93,344,865 10,360,467
2076 93,946,187 10,356,079
2075 94,544,733 10,349,863
2074 95,135,317 10,342,496
2073 95,721,351 10,333,532
2072 96,292,835 10,322,776
2071 96,851,951 10,310,748
2070 97,397,073 10,297,702
2069 97,924,812 10,283,723
2068 98,432,509 10,268,779
2067 98,913,776 10,252,681
2066 99,374,357 10,235,535
2065 99,812,137 10,217,603
2064 100,223,387 10,198,228
2063 100,602,361 10,177,447
2062 100,951,282 10,155,121
2061 101,266,537 10,131,160
2060 101,545,806 10,105,616
2059 101,792,315 10,077,893
2058 101,994,395 10,047,185
2057 102,161,227 10,013,846
2056 102,291,323 9,977,699
2055 102,382,089 9,938,273
2054 102,431,558 9,895,840
2053 102,441,204 9,849,324
2052 102,413,350 9,799,331
2051 102,350,865 9,745,673
2050 102,251,999 9,688,197
2049 102,122,983 9,627,119
2048 101,957,508 9,562,502
2047 101,765,614 9,494,734
2046 101,547,098 9,423,990
2045 101,305,486 9,350,870
2044 101,038,874 9,275,707
2043 100,752,109 9,199,229
2042 100,446,296 9,121,705
2041 100,122,690 9,043,208
2040 99,784,572 8,964,374
2039 99,436,793 8,885,167
2038 99,072,548 8,805,836
2037 98,694,577 8,726,399
2036 98,302,279 8,646,796
2035 97,899,013 8,567,354
2034 97,482,352 8,487,651
2033 97,054,589 8,407,327
2032 96,608,216 8,326,172
2031 96,141,200 8,243,436
2030 95,656,003 8,158,380
2029 95,133,736 8,065,431
2028 94,561,150 7,964,546
2027 93,925,792 7,856,302
2026 93,215,072 7,740,924
2025 92,417,681 7,618,847
2024 91,567,738 7,494,498
2023 90,608,707 7,364,438
2022 89,524,246 7,230,193
2021 88,455,488 7,092,043
2020 87,723,443 6,949,912
2019 87,051,648 6,803,944
2018 86,117,998 6,655,524
2017 85,026,754 6,507,061
2016 83,812,228 6,360,041
2015 82,619,362 6,215,770
2014 81,502,045 6,075,283
2013 80,414,686 5,939,341
2012 79,370,580 5,808,546
2011 78,383,598 5,683,417
2010 77,420,842 5,564,356
2009 76,457,825 5,451,592
2008 75,514,204 5,345,029
2007 74,602,648 5,244,046
2006 73,392,747 5,147,105
2005 71,828,455 5,052,257
2004 70,256,316 4,958,093
2003 68,769,340 4,863,865
2002 68,011,317 4,769,465
2001 67,452,005 4,675,409
2000 66,418,659 4,582,677
1999 65,445,391 4,492,170
1998 64,519,859 4,410,507
1997 63,639,638 4,336,730
1996 62,881,300 4,263,819
1995 62,205,567 4,191,203
1994 61,520,598 4,116,662
1993 61,403,543 4,032,407
1992 61,184,983 3,944,689
1991 59,986,931 3,855,894
1990 58,380,092 3,760,562
1989 56,704,914 3,662,459
1988 55,072,694 3,559,363
1987 53,323,493 3,452,731
1986 51,446,045 3,347,809
1985 49,582,289 3,247,534
1984 47,793,998 3,154,079
1983 46,029,535 3,067,534
1982 44,272,141 2,985,557
1981 41,989,312 2,907,187
1980 39,842,324 2,832,203
1979 38,424,952 2,760,358
1978 37,126,535 2,691,088
1977 35,933,181 2,623,948
1976 34,837,271 2,558,521
1975 33,802,973 2,494,570
1974 32,796,463 2,432,028
1973 31,839,838 2,370,919
1972 30,921,179 2,311,430
1971 30,029,071 2,253,119
1970 29,145,100 2,195,616
1969 28,273,482 2,139,024
1968 27,437,391 2,083,069
1967 26,628,432 2,027,403
1966 25,829,270 1,971,737
1965 25,036,978 1,915,916
1964 24,262,859 1,859,997
1963 23,519,005 1,804,272
1962 22,807,907 1,749,214
1961 22,125,726 1,695,400
1960 21,470,434 1,643,457

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/iran/turkmenistan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Iran increased by 10,419,481 people (a 14.2% growth), while Turkmenistan gained 1,212,936 people (a 23.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Iran gained 9,767,913 people (a 11.7% growth), while Turkmenistan's population increased by 1,440,148 people (a 22.6% growth).

Iran was ranked 17th most populous country in 2006 and is still 17th in 2026. Turkmenistan was ranked 113th in 2006 and ranked 104th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Iran's population will grow by 9.27% to 102,251,999 people with a rank change from 17th to 18th. The population of Turkmenistan will increase by 24.2% to 9,688,197 people and rank change from 104th to 101st.

Iran is projected to reach its peak in 2053 at 102M people compared to the peak of 10.4M people in 2079 for Turkmenistan.

Population growth rate by year

Iran
Factual

Projection
Turkmenistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Iran Turkmenistan
2100 -0.66% -0.29%
2099 -0.64% -0.27%
2098 -0.64% -0.26%
2097 -0.63% -0.24%
2096 -0.62% -0.23%
2095 -0.62% -0.22%
2094 -0.61% -0.21%
2093 -0.61% -0.19%
2092 -0.61% -0.18%
2091 -0.61% -0.17%
2090 -0.61% -0.15%
2089 -0.62% -0.14%
2088 -0.62% -0.13%
2087 -0.63% -0.11%
2086 -0.63% -0.1%
2085 -0.64% -0.08%
2084 -0.64% -0.07%
2083 -0.65% -0.06%
2082 -0.65% -0.04%
2081 -0.65% -0.03%
2080 -0.65% -0.008%
2079 -0.65% 0.01%
2078 -0.65% 0.03%
2077 -0.64% 0.04%
2076 -0.63% 0.06%
2075 -0.62% 0.07%
2074 -0.61% 0.09%
2073 -0.59% 0.1%
2072 -0.58% 0.12%
2071 -0.56% 0.13%
2070 -0.54% 0.14%
2069 -0.52% 0.15%
2068 -0.49% 0.16%
2067 -0.46% 0.17%
2066 -0.44% 0.18%
2065 -0.41% 0.19%
2064 -0.38% 0.2%
2063 -0.35% 0.22%
2062 -0.31% 0.24%
2061 -0.28% 0.25%
2060 -0.24% 0.28%
2059 -0.2% 0.31%
2058 -0.16% 0.33%
2057 -0.13% 0.36%
2056 -0.09% 0.4%
2055 -0.05% 0.43%
2054 -0.009% 0.47%
2053 0.03% 0.51%
2052 0.06% 0.55%
2051 0.1% 0.59%
2050 0.13% 0.63%
2049 0.16% 0.68%
2048 0.19% 0.71%
2047 0.22% 0.75%
2046 0.24% 0.78%
2045 0.26% 0.81%
2044 0.28% 0.83%
2043 0.3% 0.85%
2042 0.32% 0.87%
2041 0.34% 0.88%
2040 0.35% 0.89%
2039 0.37% 0.9%
2038 0.38% 0.91%
2037 0.4% 0.92%
2036 0.41% 0.93%
2035 0.43% 0.94%
2034 0.44% 0.96%
2033 0.46% 0.97%
2032 0.49% 1%
2031 0.51% 1.04%
2030 0.55% 1.15%
2029 0.61% 1.27%
2028 0.68% 1.38%
2027 0.76% 1.49%
2026 0.86% 1.6%
2025 0.93% 1.66%
2024 1.06% 1.77%
2023 1.21% 1.86%
2022 1.21% 1.95%
2021 0.83% 2.05%
2020 0.77% 2.15%
2019 1.08% 2.23%
2018 1.28% 2.28%
2017 1.45% 2.31%
2016 1.44% 2.32%
2015 1.37% 2.31%
2014 1.35% 2.29%
2013 1.32% 2.25%
2012 1.26% 2.2%
2011 1.24% 2.14%
2010 1.26% 2.07%
2009 1.25% 1.99%
2008 1.22% 1.93%
2007 1.65% 1.88%
2006 2.18% 1.88%
2005 2.24% 1.9%
2004 2.16% 1.94%
2003 1.11% 1.98%
2002 0.83% 2.01%
2001 1.56% 2.02%
2000 1.49% 2.01%
1999 1.43% 1.85%
1998 1.38% 1.7%
1997 1.21% 1.71%
1996 1.09% 1.73%
1995 1.11% 1.81%
1994 0.19% 2.09%
1993 0.36% 2.22%
1992 2% 2.3%
1991 2.75% 2.54%
1990 2.95% 2.68%
1989 2.96% 2.9%
1988 3.28% 3.09%
1987 3.65% 3.13%
1986 3.76% 3.09%
1985 3.74% 2.96%
1984 3.83% 2.82%
1983 3.97% 2.75%
1982 5.44% 2.7%
1981 5.39% 2.65%
1980 3.69% 2.6%
1979 3.5% 2.57%
1978 3.32% 2.56%
1977 3.15% 2.56%
1976 3.06% 2.56%
1975 3.07% 2.57%
1974 3% 2.58%
1973 2.97% 2.57%
1972 2.97% 2.59%
1971 3.03% 2.62%
1970 3.08% 2.65%
1969 3.05% 2.69%
1968 3.04% 2.75%
1967 3.09% 2.82%
1966 3.16% 2.91%
1965 3.19% 3.01%
1964 3.16% 3.09%
1963 3.12% 3.15%
1962 3.08% 3.17%
1961 3.05% 3.16%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of Iran grew by 0.93%, while Turkmenistan's population grew by 1.66%.

Live population counters

Iran Turkmenistan
Current population
93580141
7800189
Population rank 17/197 104/197
Percent of world population 1.13% 0.09%
One net population change
37.2 seconds
4.24 minutes
One birth every
27.4 seconds
3.35 minutes
One death every
1.21 minutes
12 minutes
Daily growth/decline +2,329 +341
Annual growth/decline +849,943 +124,349
Annual growth/decline rate +0.93% +1.66%
Population growth rate rank 103/197 63/197
One migration net change every
4.51 minutes
39.7 minutes
Annual migration change +116,786 +13,268
Net migration rank 14/196 39/196
Foreign-born residents 3,840,654 193,763
Foreign-born residents rank 17/195 115/195
Foreign-born share of population 4.2% 2.6%
Foreign-born share rank 103/195 125/195

Natural population change vs migration

Iran
Natural

Migration
Turkmenistan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Iran Turkmenistan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 116,786 - 13,268
2024 715,785 190,156 112,942 14,646
2023 750,150 262,044 117,529 15,005
2022 753,525 403,190 121,814 14,141
2021 645,725 334,967 122,721 17,617
2020 663,978 -180,680 124,014 19,913
2019 893,063 -32,794 128,275 19,735
2018 1,035,052 -27,946 129,537 19,293
2017 1,140,549 34,849 131,417 16,678
2016 1,186,949 66,630 132,581 13,365
2015 1,178,317 -46,239 132,663 9,936
2014 1,158,552 -56,042 129,677 8,696
2013 1,119,533 -47,322 126,217 7,287
2012 1,073,804 -57,823 120,957 7,125
2011 1,023,925 -65,924 115,197 6,992
2010 980,380 -12,849 109,318 6,621
2009 958,322 211 102,931 6,656
2008 940,983 -12,184 96,815 6,734
2007 919,254 -24,950 92,038 6,388
2006 884,529 640,932 87,840 7,613
2005 837,305 765,873 83,968 10,263
2004 801,203 739,996 79,850 14,242
2003 732,600 700,222 76,737 17,625
2002 752,205 -668,962 75,639 18,803
2001 743,658 291,692 76,682 16,982
2000 731,203 300,133 76,875 14,925
1999 723,237 191,988 76,362 12,859
1998 717,655 218,171 77,342 -3,239
1997 726,574 98,009 79,045 -5,600
1996 784,508 -92,435 80,996 -8,627
1995 879,648 -220,258 86,289 -13,423
1994 1,008,076 -297,487 89,319 -13,094
1993 1,219,658 -1,696,091 92,596 -312
1992 1,365,466 -451,945 96,668 -13,517
1991 1,495,594 -13,059 99,297 -4,864
1990 1,530,434 200,711 101,099 -4,864
1989 1,609,739 9,460 103,553 -3,576
1988 1,614,512 30,688 104,802 1,408
1987 1,639,644 213,524 103,885 3,161
1986 1,659,289 242,411 100,930 1,878
1985 1,661,750 163,999 95,890 1,861
1984 1,653,051 97,748 90,591 -1,427
1983 1,573,612 204,544 85,183 -1,264
1982 1,514,240 222,390 80,989 -961
1981 1,376,830 1,452,169 77,829 -1,102
1980 1,361,293 103,674 74,394 -1,152
1979 1,294,306 75,451 71,135 -677
1978 1,156,974 70,088 68,437 -350
1977 1,091,542 68,093 66,318 -132
1976 1,013,347 18,825 64,513 160
1975 929,481 106,921 62,681 550
1974 873,369 103,252 60,925 924
1973 831,880 104,779 59,169 1,194
1972 804,043 96,614 57,326 1,293
1971 805,830 77,717 56,666 1,348
1970 794,612 89,757 55,617 1,376
1969 780,660 78,196 54,791 1,397
1968 743,992 69,342 54,324 1,401
1967 727,276 77,313 54,209 1,397
1966 695,040 98,709 54,353 1,377
1965 663,029 127,808 54,558 1,366
1964 635,589 121,817 54,574 1,340
1963 620,126 110,190 54,203 1,332
1962 595,538 96,332 53,248 1,337
1961 594,674 77,811 51,659 1,372
1960 584,060 54,041 49,436 1,421

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Over the last 10 years, 89.9% of the population change in Iran is from natural causes (a gain of 8,963,093 people) and 10.1% is from migration (a gain of 1,004,177 people). In Turkmenistan 88.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,253,493 people) and 11.3% is from migration (a gain of 160,329 people).

As of 2024, 3,840,654 residents or 4.2% of the population were not native-born in Iran, compared to 193,763 people or 2.6% in Turkmenistan.

Biggest cities by population

Iran
City Population
Tehran 8.69M
Mashhad 3M
Isfahan 1.96M
Karaj 1.59M
Shiraz 1.57M
Tabriz 1.56M
Qom 1.2M
Ahvaz 1.18M
Kermanshah 947K
Urmia 736K
Turkmenistan
City Population
Ashgabat 1.03M
Turkmenabat 231K
Dasoguz 227K
Mary 126K
Anau 29.6K
Baherden 24.7K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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